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Definition of Drawknife
1. Noun. A woodworker's knife to shave surfaces.
Definition of Drawknife
1. [n -KNIVES]
Medical Definition of Drawknife
1. 1. A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; called also drawshave, and drawing shave. 2. A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drawknife
Literary usage of Drawknife
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 3/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"While In this position the hair or fur is removed by being scraped with an
instrument resembling a drawknife, now made by inserting a metal blade in a long ..."
2. Problems in Farm Woodwork for Agricultural Schools, High Schools, Industrial by Samuel A. Blackburn (1915)
"Saws, square, rule, pencil, drawknife and hammer. Directions. ... Cut down the
ends of each with a drawknife, leaving the handles about 2\" wide and ..."
3. The Art of Taxidermy by John Rowley (1898)
"... and the work when done is much more satisfactory than that done with the
old-fashioned method of using an awl and drawknife. With the drawknife, the ..."
4. Woodworking for Beginners: A Manual for Amateurs by Charles Gardner Wheeler (1907)
"Much of the shaping can be done with the drawknife (see drawknife), and, in fact,
the whole can be whittled out with a knife if other tools are wanting. ..."
5. The Young Mechanic: Containing Directions for the Use of All Kinds of Tools by James Lukin (1872)
"The movement is made in a moment, and the wood shifted round as required, and
alternately turned about and held tight, while the drawknife is used almost ..."
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